Anne Sajdera
As a pianist, composer, bandleader and accompanist, Anne Sajdera is a creative force whose music encompasses an unusually far-flung array of traditions. With musical roots spanning the globe, she melds American and Brazilian jazz to her training in European classical music, creating an utterly personal sound that’s melodically verdant, harmonically sophisticated and rhythmically compelling.
A regular Bay Area presence since 2001, her trio depicts the unique flexibility of the piano trio format with virtuostic arrangements of Brazilian and American repertoire as well as original compositions. Co-produced by Ray Obiedo and released by Bijuri Records in 2012, her first CD project, Azul, highlights her exquisite touch, rhythmic acuity, and melodic resourcefulness. The project received a place on one of JAZZIZ Magazine's 2012 Top Ten Critic's Polls, Latin Jazz Corner's Great Latin Jazz Albums from 2012 and features the legendary percussionist Airto Moreira, among others. With the dynamic rhythm section pair, Gary Brown (bass) & Deszon Claiborne (drums), the trio is currently performing in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Created from of a chance meeting at a jazz club in Prague 2014 and with their new release due out in November of 2018, Anne Sajdera’s newest project features two award-winning young composer/instrumentalists from Prague: Miroslav Hloucal (trumpet) & Jan Fečo (alto sax), a special guest appearance by the renowned sax player Bob Mintzer, as well as some of the finest musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area. The ensemble performs original compositions, driving arrangements of traditional Roma melodies, as well as music of modern jazz masters like Herbie Hancock & Kenny Kirkland - at times lyrical, at times angular, yet always rooted in the rhythm, this ensemble reveals a skillful and inspiring sound that reaches musically across two continents and several cultures.
Read moreTags
September 12, 2018
Pianist Anne Sajdera Celebrates Creative Renewal, Cross-Cultural...
March 27, 2012
"Azul," Debut Recording by San Francisco Pianist/Composer Anne Sajdera,...
“What Sajdera builds with [her] masterful technique...is sturdy post-bop constructs.” - Suzanna Lorge, DownBeat Magazine
About Azul …a jazz samba album that shows the creative breadth & beauty of a San Francisco Charmer. - Mark Myers, JazzWax
…it's a wonderful experience listening to her precise execution and wonderful technique - Robert Carraher, The Dirty Lowdown
An absolutely stunning release. 5 stars - Critical Jazz
Killer stuff jazzbos should not miss. - Midwest Record
About Anne “Sajdera has a natural musical ability, an incisive touch, and is a deft improviser.” - Amy Duncan, Jazz History Online
“Sajdera is a gifted composer…a great pleasure to hear.” - TheJazzPage.com